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Thanks Rich!
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich Wagner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Ant Users List" <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 11:14 AM
Subject: Re: test for directory existence
> These prompt for a (relative or absolute) path, and conditionally set a
> property based on directory existence, and echo a message that reports
> whether there's a directory at the given path:
>
> <target name="ask_for_path_and_echo_existence"
> depends="exists,does_not_exist"/>
>
> <target name="ask_for_dir">
> <input message="Enter path:" addproperty="PATH"/>
> <property name="ABSOLUTE_PATH" location="${PATH}"/>
> <available file="${ABSOLUTE_PATH}" type="dir"
> property="DIR.present"/>
> </target>
>
> <target name="exists" depends="ask_for_dir" if="DIR.present">
> <echo message="Directory exists: ${ABSOLUTE_PATH}"/>
> </target>
>
> <target name="does_not_exist" depends="ask_for_dir"
> unless="DIR.present">
> <echo message="Directory does NOT exist, or not a directory:
> ${ABSOLUTE_PATH}"/>
> </target>
>
>
> Hope this helps,
> Rich Wagner
>
>
>
> Martin Gainty wrote:
>
>> Good Morning All-
>>
>> How do you test for the existence of a folder before del or mkdir
>> operation
>> Has something to with <property ???
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Martin Gainty
>>
>> (mobile) 603-438-5053
>>
>>
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